There was plenty of news in today's Mobile World Congress keynote featuring Steve Ballmer and Joe Belfiore. The folks at Smartphonemania.cz have edited the hour long presentation into a very manageable 7 minutes. We've detailed the Windows Phone 7 software roadmap÷ here if you're not the video type or looking to digest the info in less than seven … [Read more...]
In an interview with Maria Bartiromo at USA Today — primarily about Kinect — Ballmer gave out a bit more about numbers for Windows Phone 7, but still didn't give quite the detail everyone is asking for: Q: But it seems like everyone is talking about smartphones. Tell me about the Windows Phone 7. How is it going? What are your expectations in an environment where you've got so … [Read more...]
Did you miss the WP7 keynote because you actually had to work? Or maybe you want to listen to it again, to catch some awesome details. The entire shebang is now up online at Microsoft's press site, in its hour long glory. If you don't have 60 minutes to listen to Ballmer and de la Vega go on, there are also a number of shorter videos on the page, showing off some highlights … [Read more...]
Whomever came up with the K.I.S.S. principle must not work in the software division at Microsoft who today announced they will be releasing a mobile OS for enterprise devices. This in addition to the existing operating systems. Microsoft will release the new OS for embedded and enterprise devices. The enterprise OS will be based upon Windows Mobile 6.5 and then eventually … [Read more...]
During the Q&A at Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series announcement, the question was posed as to whether Windows Phone 7 Series would support Adobe's Flash. As of now, it does not support Flash, but they did not close the door on offering support. Steve Ballmer jumped in to provide the answer that they are open to the idea. With 7 months or so until the release, we should … [Read more...]
